18 Bible Verses about Confession of sin
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[But] if we confess our sins [to God], He is faithful [to His promise] and righteous [in His judgment], and will forgive us of those sins and cleanse us from all of our wrongdoing.
So, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another to be healed [from sin sickness]. The special request of a righteous person is empowered with [great] effectiveness.
For a person believes [in Christ] with his heart in order to be made right with God, and he makes a profession with his lips in order to be saved.
and people were immersed by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
So, if you profess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe with your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
My little children [i.e., dear ones], I am writing this to you so that you will not sin anymore. But if anyone does sin, we have Someone to go to the Father on our behalf; it is Jesus Christ, the [only] righteous One.
But, if we live in the light [of righteousness] just like God [constantly] lives in the light [of righteousness], we can truly share a relationship with one another and [can know that] the blood of Jesus, God's Son, continues to cleanse [our spirits] from all of our sins.
[So], through Jesus then, we should continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the expression of our lips as we confess His name [to be our Lord].
[So], we should hold on firmly to the profession of our hope [in God], without wavering from it, for God is faithful to His promises.
If we claim to have no sinful practices [in our lives], we are self-deceived and are not being truthful about the matter.
Fight the good battle of the faith; take hold of never ending life, to which you were called [i.e., by the Gospel. See II Thess. 2:14], [when] you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. [Note: This "confession" probably refers to a person's acknowledgment of Jesus as Lord and Christ prior to his immersion. See Acts 2:36; Rom. 10:9-10].
Therefore, every person who acknowledges me in front of people [i.e., to be their Lord and Christ], I will acknowledge him [i.e., to be my disciple] in front of my Father in heaven.
Whoever proclaims that Jesus is the Son of God, God [continually] lives in that person's heart, and he lives in [fellowship with] God [See 2:23].
On the next day John [the Immerser] saw Jesus approaching him and said, "Look, [there is] the Lamb of God; He [will] take away the sin of the people of the world.
And Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one], the Son of the living God."
And Peter replied, "Every one of you must repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives] and be immersed in the name of Jesus Christ [i.e., by His authority] so that your sins will be forgiven [by God] and then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit [to live in your hearts].
The Pharisee stood up [conspicuously] and prayed about himself this way [i.e., bragging to God about how good he was], 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, sexually unfaithful to their mates, or even like that tax collector [over there].
"You must repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives], for the kingdom of heaven will soon be here."
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Confession of sin » Examples of national
Confession of sin » Encouraged
[But] if we confess our sins [to God], He is faithful [to His promise] and righteous [in His judgment], and will forgive us of those sins and cleanse us from all of our wrongdoing.
Confession of sin » Examples of personal » David
saying, "I have sinned by delivering up an innocent man to die." But they replied, "What is that to us? It is your affair!"
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Prayer for forgiveness
Confession of sin » Exemplified
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Submission to punishment
Confession of sin » Exhortation to
So, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another to be healed [from sin sickness]. The special request of a righteous person is empowered with [great] effectiveness.
Confession of sin » Should be full and unreserved
Confession of sin » Promises to
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Godly sorrow
Confession of sin » God requires
Confession of sin » Examples of personal » Prodigal son
I will get up and go to my father and say to him, Father, I have sinned against [the God of] heaven and against you.
And for us it is truly a just sentence, for we are getting back what we deserve for our actions, but this man has not done anything wrong."
Confession of sin » Followed by pardon
[But] if we confess our sins [to God], He is faithful [to His promise] and righteous [in His judgment], and will forgive us of those sins and cleanse us from all of our wrongdoing.
Confession of sin » Illustrated
Then the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against [the God of] heaven and against you. I do not deserve to be called your son.'
But the tax collector stood at a distance [i.e., inconspicuously] and would not even look up to heaven, but struck his chest [i.e., in remorse], saying, 'God, [please] have mercy on a sinner like me.'
Confession of sin » God regards
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Forsaking sin
Confession of sin » Examples of personal » saul
Confession of sin » Exemplified » Nehemiah
Confession of sin » Exemplified » David
Confession of sin » Exemplified » saul
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Self-abasement
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Restitution
Confession of sin » Examples of personal » balaam
Confession of sin » Exemplified » Aaron
Confession of sin » Examples of personal » Achan
Confession of sin » Exemplified » Levites, ne 9:4
Confession of sin » Exemplified » Thief
And for us it is truly a just sentence, for we are getting back what we deserve for our actions, but this man has not done anything wrong."
Confession of sin » Exemplified » Daniel
Confession of sin » Examples of personal » Peter
But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Go away from me, Lord, because I am a sinful man."
Confession of sin » Exemplified » Peter
But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Go away from me, Lord, because I am a sinful man."
Confession of sin » Examples of personal » Converts of john the baptist
And people from throughout all the regions of Judea and all of Jerusalem went out to John [in the desert]. And he immersed them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
Confession of sin » Exemplified » -ezra
Fasting » Accompanied by » Confession of sin
Fasting » Confession of sin
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